Lyrics & Translation
And not a glimmer of hope where I go
The souls of the evening we meet on the sidewalks are often lost
And carry within them, twisted desires and dark ideas
Like all the cats that roam the boulevards
I am alone tonight, still torn in this drowning
And the night is deathly cold
Papa, Mama, I hurt, I think I'm wounded
I was left to drag on the roadside
The night is dirty and my head is crying on the pavement
During the night, paradigms fade
Masks fall to celebrate nothingness and madness
In this enigma we call life
I want to run and cry
During the night, I feel the threat
Among the shadows, I see monsters and birds of prey
I have a ball in my stomach that stresses me, possesses me and prevents me
From seeing clearly in this world where everything oppresses me
I consume myself, I light my own fuse
Oh life is so short, I must hurry
And if I go out it's to erase everything from my memory
I would have liked calm and avoided stories
And avoided dramas but it is already too late
Life burns me but in the night I find my hour of glory
During the night, paradigms fade
Masks fall to celebrate nothingness and madness
In this enigma we call life
I want to run and cry
Key Vocabulary
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nuit /nɥi/ A1 |
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froid /fʁwa/ A1 |
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larmes /laʁm/ A2 |
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espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B1 |
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âmes /ɑm/ B1 |
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perdu /pɛʁ.dy/ B1 |
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désirs /de.ziʁ/ B2 |
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idées /i.de/ A2 |
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déchiré /de.ʃi.ʁe/ B2 |
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mal /mal/ A1 |
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blessé /ble.se/ B1 |
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tête /tɛt/ A1 |
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paradigmes /pa.ʁa.diɡm/ C1 |
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masques /mask/ B1 |
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folie /fɔ.li/ B2 |
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énigme /e.niɡm/ B2 |
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monstres /mɔ̃stʁ/ B1 |
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stress /stʁɛs/ B1 |
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sombre /sɔ̃bʁ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Dans la nuit froide, je pleure des larmes de glace
➔ Use of the partitive article "des" with a noun (larmes).
➔ The partitive article "des" indicates an unspecified quantity of something. Here, it means "some" or "a few" tears of ice.
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Les âmes du soir qu'on croise sur les trottoirs sont souvent perdues
➔ Relative pronoun "qu'" introducing a relative clause.
➔ "qu'on croise sur les trottoirs" is a relative clause modifying "Les âmes du soir". "qu'" refers back to "âmes".
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Je suis seul ce soir, encore déchiré dans cette noyade
➔ Past participle used as an adjective: "déchiré".
➔ "déchiré" (torn, ripped) describes the speaker's emotional state. It agrees in gender and number with "Je" (implied).
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Papa, maman, j'ai mal, je crois que je suis blessé
➔ Use of "croire que" followed by the indicative mood.
➔ When expressing a belief or opinion with "croire que", the verb in the subordinate clause is in the indicative because it's presented as a fact (or at least the speaker's belief).
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Sur le bord de la route on m'a laissé traîner
➔ Impersonal construction with "on" and the verb "laisser" followed by an infinitive.
➔ "On" is used here to mean "someone" or "they". "laisser traîner" means "to leave someone to drag around/be left behind".
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Pendant la nuit, les paradigmes s'effacent
➔ Reflexive verb "s'effacer" used with the subject "les paradigmes".
➔ "S'effacer" means "to fade away" or "to disappear". The reflexive pronoun "s'" indicates that the subject is performing the action on itself.
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J'ai dans le ventre une boule qui me stresse, qui me possède et qui m'empêche
➔ Series of relative clauses using "qui" to describe "une boule".
➔ The relative pronoun "qui" introduces each clause, which provides more information about the feeling of anxiety (represented by "une boule"). Each "qui" acts as the subject of its clause.
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Et si je sors c'est pour tout effacer de ma mémoire
➔ "c'est pour" + infinitive to express purpose or intention.
➔ This construction emphasizes the reason or goal for the action. In this case, the reason for going out is to erase everything from memory.
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